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Churches in Brunswick
The churches of Brunswick span the arc from Romanesque to Gothic. The cathedral holds the tomb of Henry the Lion and the famous Imervard Cross, St. Magnus Church anchors the oldest quarter in the city, and the towers of St. Catherine's and St. Andrew's rise over the historic center - with St. Andrew's, at 93 meters, the tallest of them all.
Attractions
City Center
Brunswick Cathedral (Dom St. Blasii)
A 12th-century Romanesque collegiate church. Burial place of Henry the Lion and Matilda of England.
Free entry
Magniviertel
Magniviertel & St. Magnus Church
The oldest surviving quarter in the city, with half-timbered houses and the Romanesque St. Magnus Church from the 11th century.
Free entry
Eastern Ring Quarter
St. Catherine's Church
A Gothic civic church on Hagenmarkt with a 75-meter tower and six bells.
Free entry
City Center
St. Andrew's Church
A Gothic hall church with the tallest tower in Brunswick (93 meters). You can climb it.
Free entry
City Center
St. Giles' Church (Aegidienkirche)
An early-Gothic monastery church, today the museum of Jewish culture in Lower Saxony.
Free entry
Riddagshausen
Riddagshausen Monastery & Ponds
A former Cistercian monastery with a Gothic monastery church and a 530-hectare nature reserve.
Free entry